Annually vs. Annual

Annually vs. Annual — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Annually and Annual

Annuallyadverb

Once every year without fail, yearly

Annualadjective

Happening once every year.

an annual general meeting;an annual publication

Annuallyadverb

without missing a year;

they travel to China annually

Annualadjective

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

an annual salary;average annual profits;the annual course of the sun

Annuallyadverb

by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received);

he earned $100,000 per annumwe issue six volumes per annum

Annualadjective

Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant'' in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.

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Annualadjective

(entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

Annualnoun

An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.

I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.

Annualnoun

(botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.

I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.

Annualnoun

A medical checkup taking place once a year.

Annualnoun

a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

Annualnoun

a reference book that is published regularly once every year

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Annualadjective

occurring or payable every year;

an annual trip to Parisyearly medical examinationsannual (or yearly) income

Annualadjective

completing its life cycle within a year;

a border of annual flowering plantsthe common buttercup is a popular perennial plant